PIANO (Subject Code: 01): Syllabus requirements

Instruments ABRSM Centres provide a satisfactory piano (which may be upright or grand). Practice before the exam cannot be arranged, but examiners will recognize that the instrument may be one to which candidates are unaccustomed. When exams are held at Visits (i.e. premises provided by the Applicant and visited by the examiner), a satisfactory piano must be provided. An electronic piano may be used, provided it has a clearly recognizable piano tone, a touch-sensitive keyboard with full-size weighted keys, and an action, compass and facilities that match those of an ordinary piano, including a sustaining pedal. Programme planning Candidates should use their discretion in their choice of three pieces to present a contrasted and balanced programme. One piece must be chosen from each of the three lists in each grade (A, B and C). Scales, arpeggios and broken chords Examiners will usually ask for at least one type of scale/arpeggio/broken chord required at each grade and, from Grade 6, will aim to hear a balance of legato and staccato as appropriate. All scales, arpeggios and broken chords should: be played from memory ascend and descend according to the specied range (and pattern) be prepared legato, unless the syllabus species staccato (or both) be played without pedalling be played without undue accentuation and at a pace that is consistent with accuracy and distinctness Recommended minimum speeds are given in These Music Exams, available free of charge from music retailers and from www.abrsm.org/exams; they are also to be found in the books of piano scale requirements published by ABRSM for each grade. Any practical and systematic ngering that produces a good result will be accepted. Candidates are free to start at any octave, provided the required ranges are covered. For all hands together requirements, the hands should be one octave apart, unless otherwise indicated. Arpeggios, diminished and dominant sevenths are required in root position only, except where otherwise indicated. Scales in thirds or a third apart should begin with the tonic in the lower voice, while scales in sixths or a sixth apart should begin with the tonic in the upper voice.

Sight-reading Candidates will be given a short interval of up to half a minute in which to look through and, if they wish, try out any part of the test before they are required to perform it for assessment. The main parameters for the sight-reading tests for each grade are outlined in this syllabus; once introduced, they apply for all subsequent grades (albeit with a logical progression of difculty). Books of specimen sight-reading tests are published for piano by ABRSM for each grade. Performance and assessment When marking, examiners will be assessing not only the accuracy of notes and rhythm, but also other elements inherent in a good performance, including quality of touch, variety and gradation of tone, suitable choice of tempo, and details of expression, phrasing and accent. Any practical and systematic ngering that produces a good result will be accepted. Effective use of the pedals will be taken into account, although examiners will make allowances for candidates who cannot reach the pedals, provided the result is musically satisfactory. The same apples to candidates whose hands are too small to play the music as written: chords may be spread or notes occasionally omitted at wide stretches, provided the result is musically satisfactory. Further details of assessment criteria are given in These Music Exams. Marking scheme Schedule of maximum marks for all grades: Scales and arpeggios/broken chords Pieces: 1 2 3 Sight-reading Aural tests Total

Piano syllabus requirements

150

21 30 30 30 21 18

EXAMINATION MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

(extracted from the Examination Information & Regulations booklet, which should be read in conjunction with this syllabus)
a The individual sections of the examination may be attempted in any order, at the candidates choice.

b Teachers and candidates are advised to pay close attention to the syllabus requirements on pp. 67 as well as to the requirements indicated in the current lists of syllabus pieces. A piece comprises all the music set under one number-heading in the syllabus lists (unless an option is specically indicated). Therefore, a piece may comprise more than one movement from a work or more than one item from an album. c Where appropriate, the initial tempo indication (or section title) of a piece/movement is listed in the syllabus. Where a piece/movement comprises more than one tempo indication (or section title), the whole piece/movement is still required to be played in the examination (unless otherwise indicated).

d Candidates failing to observe specic syllabus requirements or regulations (i.e. performing a piece not listed in the syllabus, or not being prepared to perform the full extent of a piece as indicated in the syllabus) may be penalized, or, in certain cases, disqualied. e ABRSM offers a limited overlap period, during which pieces from the preceding syllabus may, under certain conditions, be performed (see syllabus updates on the inside front cover of this booklet). f

g Candidates may use their discretion regarding indications or markings (particularly editorial) in the music e.g. metronome marks, ngering, phrasing, the interpretation of ornaments, etc. which need not be strictly observed. Where no such indications are present in the music, candidates should use their discretion to achieve a musical performance. h Candidates should observe da capo and dal segno indications, but other repeats of more than a few bars should not be played in the examination, unless stipulated in the syllabus.

Candidates may use any edition (in- or out-of-print or downloadable) of the pieces listed in the syllabus, except where a specic arrangement or transcription is indicated. The editions quoted in the syllabus are given for guidance only and are not obligatory.

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Performing from memory is optional. The examiner is at liberty to review a copy of the music before or after the performance of any piece; therefore, candidates performing from memory must ensure that a copy of the music is available for the examiners use. Examiners may, at their discretion, stop the performance of any piece when they have heard enough to form a judgement.

k The Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 (UK) does not permit the making or use of photocopies (or other kinds of copies) of copyright works. However, the UK Music Publishers Associations Code of Fair Practice (available at www.mpaonline.org.uk) allows copies to be made in certain limited circumstances (such as a difculty with a particular page-turn) but only if the copyright holder is listed in Appendix C of the Code. In all other cases, application should be made to the copyright holder before any copy is made. It is the Applicants responsibility to ensure that candidates act within the law with respect to the making and use of photocopies (or other copies). ABRSM reserves the right to withhold the examination result of any candidate where it has evidence of the use of an illegal copy (or copies) in connection with that examination.
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Piano GRADE 1
SCALES AND BROKEN CHORDS *: see also p. 6 Scales C, G, D, F majors hands separately A, D minors (L.H. may, at candidates choice, be (melodic or harmonic at candidates played descending and ascending) choice) Contrary-motion scale C major hands beginning on the key-note (unison) Broken chords C, G, F majors hands separately, as pattern below: A, D minors

2 octaves

1 octave

V 68 .

THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:
LIST A 1 Anon. Menuet in F: No. 6 from Nannerl Notenbuch Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, 2 Haydn Andante (from Symphony No. 94, 2nd movt), arr. Bullard Grade 1 (ABRSM) 3 Hook Gavotta: No. 3 from 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 81 4 J. C. F. Bach Schwaebisch in D. No. 6 from Clavierstcke fr Anfnger (Schott ED 2572/MDS) 5 Naudot Babiole. Piano Progress, Book 1, arr. Waterman and Harewood (Faber) 6 Purcell A Song Tune, Z. T695. No. 3 from Purcell Miscellaneous Keyboard Pieces (Stainer & Bell K22) LIST B 1 Pauline Hall Tarantella Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2 Martha Mier A Story from Long Ago: from Romantic Sketches, Book 1 2012, Grade 1 (ABRSM) 3 Swinstead A Tender Flower 4 Rybicki Longing: from I Begin to Play, Op. 20 (PWM 5630130/MDS) or Pianoworks Collection 1, arr. Bullard (OUP) 5 Schubert The Trout. Simply Classics, Grades 01, arr. Gritton (Faber) 6 Schumann Soldatenmarsch (Soldiers March): No. 2 from Album fr die Jugend, Op. 68 (ABRSM) also in Schumann for Younger People and More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 1 (ABRSM) LIST C 1 Foster Camptown Races, arr. Proctor 2 Fiona Macardle Late at Night Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, Grade 1 (ABRSM) 3 Kevin Wooding Vampire Blues 4 Bartk Quasi adagio: No. 3 from For Children, Vol. 1 (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS) 5 Janina Gar cia Allegretto: 1st movt from Sonatina in C, Op. 51 No. 1. Gar cia Little Sonatinas (PWM 8029040/ s s MDS) 6 Lajos Papp Grasshopper: No. 15 from 22 Little Piano Pieces (Editio Musica Budapest Z.13216/FM Distribution)

SIGHT-READING *: a four- or six-bar piece in 4 , 3 or 2 in C, G or F majors, A or D minors, with each hand 4 4 4 playing separately and in a ve-nger position. Simple dynamics, note values, articulations and occasional accidentals (within minor keys only) may be encountered. See also p. 7. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE *: see pp. 20 and 21

This arrangement only * Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests)

Piano GRADE 2
SCALES, ARPEGGIOS AND BROKEN CHORDS *: see also p. 6 Scales (similar motion) G, D, A, F majors hands together and separately E, D, G minors (melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Contrary-motion scales C, E majors hands beginning on the key-note (unison) Chromatic scale beginning on D hands separately Arpeggios G, D, A majors hands separately D, G minors Broken chords F major hands separately, as pattern below: E minor

2 octaves

2 octaves 1 octave 2 octaves 2 octaves

THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:
LIST A 1 Daquin Suite de la rjouissance: from Premier livre de pices de clavecin Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2 Pauline Hall, based on Haydn Military Minuet 2012, Grade 2 (ABRSM) 3 Krieger Bourre (observing 1st repeat): from Sechs musicalische Partien 4 Hummel Dialogue Taquin. No. 17 from Vienna Classic (Brenreiter BA 8756) 5 Petzold Menuet [II] in G minor (with no DC to Menuet I ), BWV Anh. II 115. The Anna Magdalena Bach Book of 1725 (ABRSM) or Pp. 4748 from Baroque Keyboard Pieces, Book 1 (ABRSM) 6 Vaughan Williams Two-Part Invention in G: No. 6 from A Little Piano Book (OUP) LIST B 1 Berkovich Mazurka Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, Grade 2 2 Brahms The Sandman, arr. Pike (ABRSM) 3 Schubert Trio (from Symphony No. 5, 3rd movt), arr. White 4 Duvernoy Andantino, Op. 176 No. 15. More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 1 (ABRSM) 5 Gurlitt Gavotte in A minor. No. 8 from Romantic Piano Anthology 1 (Schott ED 12912/MDS) 6 Tchaikovsky Waltz (from The Sleeping Beauty). Pianoworks Collection 1, arr. Bullard (OUP) LIST C 1 John Kember Bah-ba-doo bah: No. 1 from Jazz Piano Studies 1 Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, 2 Timothy Salter Cat being bold at rst Grade 2 (ABRSM) 3 Trad. American Down by the Riverside, arr. Richards 4 Elias Davidsson Mens Dance: from The Gift of Music (Spartan Press SP803) 5 Janina Gar cia In the Train: from Miniatures for Piano, Op. 5 (PWM 7490070/MDS) s 6 Christopher Norton Cloudy Day: No. 9 from Microjazz Collection 2 (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS)

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SIGHT-READING *: a four- or six-bar piece, time and key signatures as Grade 1, with the addition of D major, E and G minors, and with each hand in a ve-nger position and playing together. Some dotted and tied notes may be encountered. See also p. 7. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE *: see pp. 20 and 21
This arrangement only * Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests)

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Piano GRADE 3
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS *: see also p. 6 Scales (similar motion) A, E, B, Bb, E b majors B, G, C minors (melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Contrary-motion scales A major A harmonic minor Chromatic scales beginning on Ab and on C Arpeggios A major G minor
E, B, Bb, E b majors B, C minors

hands together and separately

2 octaves

hands beginning on the key-note (unison) hands separately hands together only hands separately only

2 octaves 2 octaves 2 octaves 2 octaves

THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:
LIST A 1 J. S. Bach Prelude in C, BWV 939 Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, 2 Dittersdorf Englischer Tanz in A: No. 19 from 20 englische Tnze Grade 3 (ABRSM) 3 L. Kozeluch Air cosaque 4 Beethoven Bagatelle in A minor, Op. 119 No. 9. Beethoven Bagatelles (ABRSM) 5 Petzold Bourre: from Suite de clavecin. Wiener Urtext Album: Easy Piano Pieces from Bach to Schnberg (Wiener Urtext UT 50251/MDS) 6 Telemann Allegretto in C (TWV 30:23/2). P. 19 from Telemann Easy Fugues with Little Pieces (Schott ED 9015/MDS) LIST B 1 Grechaninov Sad Song: No. 1 from Beads, Op. 123 2 Korganov Kleiner Walzer (Little Waltz): No. 3 from Jugend-Album, Op. 25 Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 3 Schumann Wilder Reiter (The Wild Horseman): No. 8 from Album fr die 2012, Grade 3 (ABRSM) Jugend, Op. 68 4 Elgar Enigma Theme. Simply Classics, Grades 23, arr. Gritton (Faber) 5 Hugo Reinhold Silhouette: No. 12 from Miniatur-Bilder, Op. 39 (Doblinger 01104/MDS) 6 Weber cossaise. More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 1 (ABRSM) LIST C 1 Christian Diendorfer Tastenritt (Riding over the Keys): No. 7 from Pianinis Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2 Alan Haughton Stroll On: from Fun Club Piano, Grade 23 2012, Grade 3 (ABRSM) 3 Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now, arr. White 4 John Rowcroft Triple Blues: from Bigger Picture Piano, Grades 3, 4 & 5 (Spartan Press SP713) 5 M. Taj evi Allegretto scherzando: No. 3 from Lieder von der Mur-Insel (Henle 166 or Henle 166/MDS) c c 6 Karen Tanaka Northern Lights. Spectrum 4: An International Collection of 66 Miniatures for Solo Piano (ABRSM)

SIGHT-READING *: a piece of up to eight bars in length, time and key signatures as Grade 2, with the addition of 3 and A, Bb, Eb majors and B minor, and with hands playing together outside of a ve-nger 8 position. Occasional two-note chords in either hand may be encountered. See also p. 7. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE *: see pp. 20 and 22

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Piano GRADE 4
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS *: see also p. 6 Scales (similar motion) B, Bb, E b, Ab, D b majors C#, G#, C, F minors (melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Contrary-motion scales F, E b majors D, C harmonic minors Chromatic scales beginning on any black key named by the examiner Arpeggios B, Bb, E b, Ab, D b majors C#, G#, C, F minors

hands together and separately

2 octaves

hands beginning on the key-note (unison) hands together and separately hands together and separately

2 octaves 2 octaves 2 octaves

THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:
LIST A 1 Anon. Allegro in F: No. 33 from Nannerl Notenbuch Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, Grade 4 2 J. C. F. Bach Scherzo: from Musikalische Nebenstunden (ABRSM) 3 Beethoven Minuet in G: No. 2 from Six Minuets, WoO 10 4 W. F. Bach Aria in G minor. The Classical Spirit, Book 1 (Alfred 16720/FM Distribution) 5 Kuhlau Vivace: 2nd movt from Sonatina in C, Op. 55 No. 1. Kuhlau Sonatinas, Vol. 1 (Peters EP 715a) 6 Mozart Polonoise in D. No. 5 from Mozart 12 petites pices (2nd Set) (Edition HH 180/MDS) LIST B 1 Carroll Alone at Sunset: No. 10 from Sea Idylls 2 Kabalevsky Waltz: No. 23 from 24 Little Pieces, Op. 39 Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, Grade 4 3 Maikapar Chez le forgeron (At the Smithy): No. 5 from (ABRSM) Novelettes mignonnes, Op. 8 4 Berlioz Hungarian March (from The Damnation of Faust). 11 March Melodies, arr. Johnson (Fentone F378/De Haske) 5 Chaminade Idyll, Op. 126 No. 1. The Romantic Spirit, Book 1 (Alfred 4638/FM Distribution) 6 Hugo Reinhold Scherzo: No. 6 from Miniatur-Bilder, Op. 39 (Doblinger 01104/MDS) LIST C 1 A. Benjamin Soldiers in the Distance: from Fantasies Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, Grade 4 2 Gillock Carnival in Rio (ABRSM) 3 Hengeveld Blues: from Melody and Rhythm 4 Detlev Glanert Lied im Meer. Spectrum 4: An International Collection of 66 Miniatures for Solo Piano (ABRSM) 5 Michael Rose Habanera: No. 6 from Ten Dances (ABRSM) 6 Shostakovich Clock-work Doll: No. 6 from Six Childrens Pieces, Op. 69 (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS)

SIGHT-READING *: a piece of around eight bars in length, time and key signatures as Grade 3, with the 6 addition of 8 . Anacrusis and occasional chromatic notes, pause signs and tenuto may be encountered. See also p. 7. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE *: see pp. 20 and 22

This arrangement only

The candidate chooses one of the two groups

* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests)

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Piano GRADE 5
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS *: see also p. 6 Scales (similar motion) all keys, major and minor (minors melodic or harmonic at candidates choice) Contrary-motion scales Group 1: F, D b/C# majors and harmonic minors or Group 2: F#, Bb majors and harmonic minors Chromatic scales beginning on any note named by the examiner Chromatic contrary-motion scales beginning on D (unison) and on Ab (unison) Arpeggios all keys, major and minor

hands together and separately

3 octaves

hands beginning on the key-note (unison) hands together and separately

2 octaves 3 octaves 2 octaves

hands together and separately

3 octaves

THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:
LIST A 1 J. S. Bach Air: 4th movt from Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, 2 J. H. Fiocco Andante: from Pices de clavecin, Op. 1 Grade 5 (ABRSM) 3 Haydn Menuet and Trio: 3rd movt from Sonata in B b, Hob. XVI/2 4 T. Arne Presto: 2nd movt from Sonata No. 6. Arne Eight Keyboard Sonatas (Faber) 5 J. C. F. Bach Allegro in E minor. No. 12 from J. C. F. Bach Musical Leisure Hours (ABRSM) 6 Cimarosa Larghetto in C minor. No. 15 from Cimarosa Sonatas, Book 2 (Broekmans & Van Poppel 871/MDS) or P. 28 from Contemplations (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS) LIST B 1 Gedike Miniature in D minor: No. 2 from Dix miniatures en forme dtudes, Op. 8 Selected Piano Exam 2 Zilinskis Elegy (In Autumn): from Scenes from Childhood Pieces 2011 & 2012, Grade 5 (ABRSM) 3 Liszt Andantino: No. 4 from Fnf kleine Klavierstcke, S. 192 4 Glinka Mazurka in C minor. P. 68 from Glinka Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 2 (Knemann Music Budapest K212Editio Musica Budapest/FM Distribution) 5 Schumann Wiegenliedchen (Cradle Song): No. 6 from Albumbltter, Op. 124. No. 11 from Schumann 16 Albumleaves (ABRSM) 6 Tchaikovsky Polka, Op. 39 No. 14. No. 10 from Tchaikovsky Album for the Young, Op. 39 (ABRSM) or More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 3 (ABRSM) LIST C 1 Thiman Flood-Time: No. 5 from Water Pieces Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, 2 Gershwin It aint necessarily so (from Porgy and Bess), arr. Harris Grade 5 (ABRSM) 3 Bloch Joyous March: No. 5 from Enfantines 4 Mike Cornick First Impression: from Blue Piano (Universal 19762/MDS) 5 Mompou Pjaro triste (Sad Bird): No. 5 from Impresiones ntimas (UME/Music Sales) or Mompou Msica para piano (UME/Music Sales) 6 Christopher Norton Dreaming On. No. 11 from The Christopher Norton Rock Preludes Collection (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS)

SIGHT-READING *: a piece of around eight to twelve bars in length, time signatures as Grade 4, keys up to four sharps/ats (major) or three sharps/ats (minor). Four-part chords (two notes maximum in either hand), simple syncopation and a slowing of tempo at the end may be encountered. See also p. 7. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE *: see pp. 20 and 23

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Piano GRADE 6
Jazz subject.

PREREQUISITE FOR ENTRY : Grade 5 (or above) in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo

SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS *: see also p. 6 Scales (similar motion) all keys, major and minor (minors both melodic and harmonic) Staccato scales Group 1: A, E b majors or Group 2: E, B b majors Contrary-motion scales Group 1: A, Eb majors and harmonic minors or Group 2: E, Bb majors and harmonic minors Staccato scale in thirds C major Chromatic scales beginning on any note named by the examiner Chromatic contrary-motion scale beginning on A# (L.H.) and C# (R.H.), a minor third apart Arpeggios all keys, major and minor Diminished sevenths beginning on B and on C#

legato, hands together and separately hands separately legato, hands beginning on the key-note (unison) hands separately legato, hands together and separately legato legato, hands together and separately legato, hands together and separately

4 octaves 4 octaves 2 octaves 2 octaves 4 octaves 2 octaves 4 octaves 4 octaves

The candidate chooses one of the two groups Same group as chosen above * Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests)

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Piano: GRADE 6
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:
LIST A 1 Alcock Almand: 1st movt from Suite No. 4 in D minor Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, Grade 6 2 Galuppi Adagio: 1st movt from Sonata in D, Op. 1 No. 4 (ABRSM) 3 Handel Allegro: 2nd movt from Suite in G, HWV 441 4 J. S. Bach Prelude in D, BWV 925 (from Clavierbchlein fr W. F. Bach). J. S. Bach A Little Keyboard Book (ABRSM) or J. S. Bach 18 Little Preludes (ABRSM) 5 Cimarosa Allegro in G. No. 12 from Cimarosa Sonatas, Book 2 (Broekmans & Van Poppel 871/MDS) 6 Zipoli Corrente (Allegro): 2nd movt from Suite No. 1 in B minor (from Sonate dintavolatura, Vol. 2) (Suite published separately: Sddeutscher Musikverlag SM 2204/44Brenreiter) LIST B 1 Chaminade lgie: No. 7 from Album des enfants, Series 2, Op. 126 Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, 2 Grieg Allegro moderato: No. 5 from Poetic Tone-Pictures, Op. 3 Grade 6 (ABRSM) 3 Nielsen Mignon: No. 4 from Five Piano Pieces, Op. 3 4 Howard Blake Prelude (Andantino): No. 1 from Lifecycle (or Prelude published separately) (Highbridge Music/ Music Sales) 5 Grovlez Petites litanies de Jsus: from LAlmanach aux images (Stainer & Bell 0534) 6 Tchaikovsky The Witch (Baba Yaga), Op. 39 No. 20. No. 20 from Tchaikovsky Album for the Young, Op. 39 (ABRSM) or More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 4 (ABRSM) LIST C 1 Foster Soire Polka Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, Grade 6 2 Rodrigo Pastoral (ABRSM) 3 Takemitsu Clouds: No. 2 from Piano Pieces for Children 4 Ross Lee Finney Jack Rabbit: from Youths Companion. No. 10 from 20th-Century Composers, Intermediate Piano Book (Peters EP 54199) 5 Frank Martin Clair de lune (Petit nocturne) (Billaudot GB6406/UMP) 6 Oscar Peterson Jazz Exercise No. 3. P. 52 from Peterson Jazz Exercises, Minuets, Etudes & Pieces for Piano, 2nd Edition (Hal Leonard/Music Sales)

SIGHT-READING *: a piece of around twelve to sixteen bars in length, time signatures as Grade 5, with the addition of 9 , 5 and 5 , keys up to four sharps/ats (major and minor). Triplet rhythms, some clef changes 8 4 8 and sparing use of the right pedal may be encountered. See also p. 7. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE *: see pp. 20 and 23

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Piano GRADE 7
Jazz subject.

PREREQUISITE FOR ENTRY : Grade 5 (or above) in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo

SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS *: see also p. 6 Scales (similar motion) Group 1: C, D, E, F#, Bb, Ab/G# majors & minors or Group 2: G, A, B, F, E b, Db/C# majors & minors (minors both melodic and harmonic) Scales a third apart Group 1 keys as above or Group 2 (majors & harmonic minors only) Contrary-motion scales Group 1 keys as above or Group 2 (majors & harmonic minors only)
Legato scale in thirds C major Staccato scale in sixths C major Chromatic scales beginning on any note named by the examiner Chromatic contrary-motion scales beginning on C (unison) and on F# (unison) Arpeggios Group 1 or Group 2 keys as above

legato or staccato as directed by the examiner, hands together and separately legato or staccato as directed by the examiner, hands together legato or staccato as directed by the examiner, hands beginning on the key-note (unison) hands separately hands separately legato or staccato as directed by the examiner, hands together and separately legato or staccato as directed by the examiner legato, hands together and separately, in root position and rst inversion legato, hands together and separately legato, hands together and separately

4 octaves

4 octaves 2 octaves

2 octaves 2 octaves 4 octaves

2 octaves 4 octaves

Dominant sevenths Group 1: in the keys of C, D, E, F#, Bb, Ab or Group 2: in the keys of G, A, B, F, E b, D b Diminished sevenths beginning on A and on C#

4 octaves 4 octaves

This arrangement only The candidate chooses one of the two groups Same group as chosen above * Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests)

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Piano: GRADE 7
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:
LIST A 1 T. Arne Allegro: 2nd movt from Sonata No. 3 in G Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, 2 Handel Allemande: 3rd movt from Suite in D minor, HWV 428 Grade 7 (ABRSM) 3 Mozart Presto: 3rd movt from Sonata in F, K. 280/189e b, Wq. 62/16, H. 116. No. 16 from C. P. E. Bach Piano Sonatas, 4 C. P. E. Bach Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in B Vol. 2 (Henle 377 or Henle 377/MDS) 5 J. S. Bach Sinfonia No. 10 in G, BWV 796. J. S. Bach Inventions and Sinfonias (ABRSM) 6 Daquin Le coucou (The Cuckoo): from Premier livre de pices de clavecin. No. 2 from A Keyboard Anthology, 3rd Series, Book 5 (ABRSM) LIST B 1 Bruch Schwedischer Tanz in A minor: No. 14 from Schwedische Tnze, Op. 63 Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2 Skryabin Prelude in Db: No. 3 from Seven Preludes, Op. 17 2011 & 2012, Grade 7 (ABRSM) 3 Turina Conchita rve: No. 6 from Nieras, Series 2, Op. 56 4 Granados Viniendo de la fuente (Coming from the Fountain): No. 5 from Cuentos de la juventud, Op. 1 (ABRSM) or More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 4 (ABRSM) 5 Liszt Romance in E minor (S. 169). No. 15 from Liszt Easy Pieces and Dances (Brenreiter BA 6577) 6 Szymanowski Prelude in Db: No. 3 from Nine Preludes, Op. 1 (Universal 3852/MDS) or More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 5 (ABRSM) LIST C 1 Kabalevsky Presto: 3rd movt from Sonatina, Op. 13 No. 1 Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, 2 Martinu Harlequin (Scherzo): from Puppets, Book 2 Grade 7 (ABRSM) 3 Paul Francis Webster and Sonny Burke Black Coffee, arr. Booth 4 Gershwin S Wonderful. Meet George Gershwin at the Keyboard (Faber) 5 Stephen Hough Valse enigmatique No. 2. Hough Suite R-B and Other Enigmas (Weinberger/FM Distribution) 6 Poulenc Le petit lphant: from LHistoire de Babar (piece published separately: Billaudot GB6398/UMP)

SIGHT-READING *: a piece of around sixteen to twenty bars in length, time and key signatures as Grade 6, with the addition of 7 and 7 . Tempo changes, the 8va sign and the use of the una corda pedal may be 8 4 encountered. See also p. 7. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE *: see pp. 20 and 24

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Piano GRADE 8
Jazz subject.

PREREQUISITE FOR ENTRY : Grade 5 (or above) in Theory of Music, Practical Musicianship or any solo

SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS * : see also p. 6 Scales (similar motion) C, D, B, F#, F, E b, Ab/G#, D b/C# majors & minors (minors both melodic and harmonic)
Scales a third apart keys as above (majors & harmonic minors only) Scales a sixth apart keys as above (majors & harmonic minors only) Legato scales in thirds C and Bb majors Chromatic scales a minor third apart beginning on any notes named by the examiner Chromatic scale in minor thirds beginning on A#/C# Whole-tone scale beginning on E Arpeggios keys as for scales (similar motion) above Dominant sevenths in the keys of C, D, B, F#, F, E b, Ab, Db Diminished sevenths beginning on any note named by the examiner

legato or staccato as directed by the examiner, hands together and separately legato or staccato as directed by the examiner, hands together legato or staccato as directed by the examiner, hands together hands separately legato or staccato as directed by the examiner, hands together legato, hands separately legato, hands together and separately legato, hands together and separately, in root position, rst and second inversions legato, hands together and separately legato, hands together and separately

4 octaves

4 octaves 4 octaves 2 octaves 4 octaves 2 octaves 2 octaves 4 octaves

4 octaves 4 octaves

This arrangement only * Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests)

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Piano: GRADE 8
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:
LIST A 1 J. S. Bach Capriccio: 6th movt from Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 Selected Piano Exam 2 Trygve Madsen Prelude and Fugue in C: No. 1 from 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 101 Pieces 2011 & 2012, 3 C. Schumann Prelude and Fugue in B b: No. 2 from Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16 Grade 8 (ABRSM) 4 J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in B b, BWV 866: No. 21 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Part 1 (ABRSM) 5 Handel Prelude and Allemande: 1st and 2nd movts from Suite (No. 5) in E (1720 Collection), HWV 430. Handel Eight Great Suites, Book 2 (ABRSM) 6 Ravel Fugue: No. 2 from Le tombeau de Couperin (Durand/UMP or Peters EP 7376) 7 D. Scarlatti Sonata in F# minor, Kp. 25 (L. 481). No. 25 from Scarlatti Keyboard Pieces and Sonatas, Book 2 (ABRSM) or No. 6 from Scarlatti 200 Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Editio Musica Budapest Z.7817/FM Distribution) 8 D. Scarlatti Sonata in B minor, Kp. 27 (L. 449). No. 19 from Baroque Keyboard Pieces, Book 4 (ABRSM) or No. 8 from Scarlatti 200 Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Editio Musica Budapest Z.7817/FM Distribution) LIST B 1 Beethoven Rondo: 3rd movt from Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 (Grande Sonate pathtique) Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012, 2 Field Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Sonata in Eb, Op. 1 No. 1 Grade 8 (ABRSM) 3 Mozart Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in D, K. 284/205b 4 Beethoven Allegro: 4th movt from (Grand) Sonata in Ab, Op. 26. Sonata published individually (ABRSM) or Beethoven The 35 Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) or No. 12 from Beethoven Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) 5 Clementi Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in A. No. 6 from Clementi Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Peters EP 146a) 6 Haydn Moderato: 1st movt from Sonata in C # minor, Hob. XVI/36. Haydn Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Wiener Urtext UT 50028/MDS) or Vol. 3 (2009 new edition: Wiener Urtext UT 50258/MDS) 7 Haydn Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Sonata in Eb, Hob. XVI/38. No. 3 from Haydn Selected Keyboard Sonatas, Book 2 (ABRSM) 8 Schubert Moderato: 1st movt from Sonata in E minor (unnished), D. 566. Appendix 4a from Schubert Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) LIST C 1 Albniz Sous le palmier: No. 3 from Chants dEspagne, Op. 232 2 Debussy Valse romantique 3 Dave Brubeck King for a Day, trans. H. Brubeck Selected Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 4 Chopin Nocturne in B, Op. 32 No. 1 2012, Grade 8 (ABRSM) 5 Gershwin Novelette in Fourths 6 Prokoev Prelude: No. 7 from Ten Pieces, Op. 12 7 Y. Bowen Prelude in Eb: No. 7 from 24 Preludes, Op. 102 (Weinberger/FM Distribution) 8 Douglas Finch Toccata montuna. Salsa nueva (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS) 9 Nikolai Kapustin Sonatina, Op. 100 (A-RAM/MusT) 10 Liszt Au lac de Wallenstadt: No. 2 from Annes de Plerinage: Premire anne Suisse (Henle 173 or Henle 173/ MDS) 11 Messiaen Plainte calme: No. 7 from Prludes (Durand/UMP) 12 Mompou Cancin y Danza No. 1. Mompou Msica para piano (UME/Music Sales) 13 Rachmaninov Mlodie in E: No. 3 from Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3. Rachmaninov Piano Compositions, Vol. 3 (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS) 14 Schumann Abschied (Farewell): No. 9 from Waldscenen, Op. 82 (ABRSM) 15 Smetana Polka in E: from Trois polka de salon, Op. 7. Smetana Polkas (Brenreiter BA 9506) 16 Carl Vine Bagatelle No. 2: from Five Bagatelles (Faber)

SIGHT-READING *: a piece of around a page in length, time and key signatures as Grade 7, with the addition of 12 and B and D b majors. Three-part chords in either hand, spread chords and simple ornaments may be 8 encountered. See also p. 7. AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE *: see pp. 20 and 25

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